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Can I read A Grain of Wheat on EtoBox?
A Grain of Wheat by Toyohiko Kagawa is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Grain of Wheat about?
This is the story of a young Japanese lad who is changed by the Gospel of Christ from leading a fruitless wasted life, following his own desires, to a life of service for others, following God's idea for him. It is a story, but throught it the light of personal experience shines with a clarity that throws into bright relief the essential strength of a life lived in relation to God whereby an ordinary man can do extrordinary things. Kagawa himself is one fo the most striking figures in the Far East. Son a a man of cabinet rank and a geisha, giving up all in response to a mystic vision of the Cross of Christ. He plunged into the life of the slums, and through fifteen years' residence acquired an unequalled insight into the problems of the poor
Who reads A Grain of Wheat?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Toyohiko Kagawa
- Publisher
- London, Hodder & Stoughton
- Published
- 1933
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.82 / 5 (59 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14