Sarantaris, Tommy Wilhelm maintains a boyish spontaneity that has brought him to the edge of the abyss: separated from his wife and children, in strained relations with his successful father, unemployed and in poor economic and psychological condition. During one day, while Wilhelm reconsiders his past mistakes, plunging deeper into despair, a chance encounter gives him a wonderful moment, in which the truth shines. Skillfully weaving humor and passion, Nobel laureate Bellow, in what is considered one of his masterpieces, brings to life the entire journey of a man struggling to validate his worth and humanity.