The Book of Fish
Born as noble, one dreams to be humble. Born as humble, the other dreams to be noble.
2021 · 2h 6m · N/A Drama, History
Overview
When the scholar Jeong Yak-jeon is exiled to Heuksando Island during the Catholic Persecution of 1801, he decides to write a fish-based encyclopaedia.
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