Muriel Barbery - A Sündisznó eleganciája (2021)

Fifty-four-year-old Renée is the caretaker of a private palace in Paris. He has fat corns on his legs, eats junk food and watches soap operas. But Renée has a secret: she is incredibly educated. He likes philosophy, music and Japanese art. From behind his mask, he deeply looks down on the empty lives of the rich residents of luxury apartments.
The twelve-year-old girl Paloma from the fifth floor tries to fit into the pop culture of teenagers with apparent obedience, but she also hides an outstanding intelligence. And since he has a devastating opinion of the world, he plans to set fire to their apartment on his thirteenth birthday and commit suicide.
they are both the protagonists and narrators of the novel. And the rich Japanese man who moves into the house, who sets the events in exciting motion with his mere existence and by seeing through the sieve.