Firefly, Barn Burning and other stories

This book is a collection of five short stories by Haruki Murakami, published in 1987. Among them, "Firefly," first published in 1983, serves as a prelude to Norwegian Wood, which Murakami expanded and published four years later. "The Dancing Dwarf" is an intriguing courtship story, while "Barn Burning" and "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman" reflect on the helplessness and uncertainties of life, revealing a more introspective side of Murakami. "Three German Fantasies" depicts Berlin before the reunification of East and West Germany, capturing the city's atmosphere during that historical period.