A true hometown novel from Austria, wicked, affectionate, silly, bizarre. Peter Friedl in the Nürnberger Nachrichten. His reputation has spread far beyond the borders of his homeland: Hödlmoser, a farmer from Kumpitz, shames the average man with his unbroken virility, which does not rely on fertility-enhancing means. Right away, on a beautiful April morning, he fathers a child with the cowherd Fani on a moss-covered forest path. Unfortunately, even the best among us are not immune to fate. Hödlmoser is mercilessly struck at the peak of his life. The indiscretion of a low-minded servant forces the hot-blooded hero to avenge the honor of his Fani. The first part of the tragedy unfolds in one of the two inns in Kumpitz. Hödlmoser leaves the tavern as the only survivor.