The Rebel and the Thief (A Novel) - Imogen Taylor, Jan-Philipp Sendker

Eighteen-year-old Niri and his family live a modest but secure life working in the villa of the wealthy Benzes. But when the pandemic comes, they are all let go, and left staring into the abyss of abject poverty. As their situation grows increasingly desperate, the once rule-abiding monastery student decides he won''t wait at the mercy of a corrupt, indifferent government, and rebels against his father''s resigned acceptance.