>reading weird old WWII-era books off Z-Lib>some "fairytale" called O, not sure if its a zero>main plot is standard revolutionary/spy intrigue >a gardener dies early on, gets buried>keeps showing up in the background of major historical events just doing yard work>characters act like he never died>gets progressively more surreal, text implies he's literally holding reality together while europe burnsWhat trope is this?>its not clear whether its a ghost, some sort of a Hindu god, a hallucination, or something else entirelyLooking for more books where an entity treats massive historical events as background noise while secretly anchoring reality.
>>25556029Sounds very much like "Being There", great movie. Never read the novel but the trope is similar. It has the same saviour-type undertones."After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics."
