Office of Gardens and Ponds

A mesmerising fable with a difference, set in Japan over 1000 years ago

For readers of Alessandro Baricco''s Silk, Patrick Süskind''s Perfume and Takashi Hiraide''s The Guest Cat.

The village of Shimae is thrown into turmoil when master carp-catcher Katsuro suddenly drowns in the murky waters of the Kusagawa river. Who now will carry the precious cargo of carp to the Imperial Palace and preserve the...