Firefly

Author: Haruki Murakami
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Publish Date: November 1, 2002
Features: In 1987, Haruki Murakami published the book you are familiar with—Norwegian Wood—but that was just the "flow"; the "source" was actually the piece in this book—Fireflies published in 1983. The content may be somewhat repetitive, but please read this Fireflies carefully. By comparing them, you will see how Murakami transformed over 10,000 words of youthful whispers into over 20,000 words of a youthful epic, understand when the melody of Norwegian Wood began to linger in his heart, and realize where the moving essence of Norwegian Wood truly comes from—its long and deep inner brewing. In this novel collection of five short stories, the extraordinary dance skills in Dancing Little People will captivate you, and the helplessness of life in Blind Willow and Sleeping Girl will make you sigh gently, but Fireflies is undoubtedly the one you should first recommend—it will give you more and more to know about Norwegian Wood.