Das Gewicht der Freiheit

In his autobiographical novel, Florian Burkhardt takes us on his search for happiness in seemingly limitless freedom. It began in Hollywood and ended in Bern. In between, Florian reinvented himself again and again in a series of success stories. He changed milieus and careers like others change their shirts and lived an adventurous, hyperactive life in which he almost became a film star, but then conquered the catwalks of this world as an internationally sought-after top model. He walked for Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Gucci, among others, and stood in front of the cameras of such famous photographers as David LaChapelle and Albert Watson. At the peak of his success, he broke with the world of the rich and beautiful, retreated to Switzerland, became an Internet pioneer, and surfed the dot-com bubble. What he touched - or so it seemed - turned to gold. But then, at 27, he fell ill a.