Can a man be so unsexy, so lacking in ambition? Walt's soft self-sufficiency drives his pragmatic brother to the brink of fury. To make matters worse, he also loves the beautiful Wina, but she is into Walt. Jean Paul cheekily parodies the genre of the Bildungsroman, as his "lazy" hero has no intention of letting outside expectations disturb his peace. Nevertheless, he must navigate a series of tasks - as dictated by the final testamentary prank of the wealthy Van der Kabel - and could end up a millionaire. With a contribution from Kindler's Literature Lexicon. Includes information about life and work, exclusively written by the editorial team of the literary journal TEXT + KRITIK.