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PAPER ID: IJIM/Vol. 8(II) June 2023/48-51/9
AUTHOR : Tamanna
TITLE: MATRIX OF LOVE AND CRIME IN VIKAS SWARUP’S: THE ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE
ABSTRACT: : Love is the most earnest and prevalent emotion reflected in literature. From the beginning, romantic novels have always attracted the attention of readers. Be it young or old, romantic themes have fluttered the hearts of all. Whether romantic or platonic, love has remained the driving force of any civilization. The theme of love and crime have coexisted in literature since its emanation. Contemporary literature manifests complex human relationships and delves into love-hate emotions resulting in crime. Postcolonial Indian English fiction has been used as a vehicle to address the socio-cultural issues of contemporary society. The issues of class, caste, race, gender, and corruption have constantly been voiced in contemporary crime novels. The present paper discusses the matrix of love and crime in Vikas Sawarup’s famous novel The Accidental Apprentice. The novel has established an example of the art of storytelling. The Accidental Apprentice is a social critique representing the Indian vista and unfolding the journey of a young working girl toward exploring the self. It represents the matrix of complicated relationships interwoven in a crime tale. The present study attempts to explore the narratives of the mentioned work and probs the theme of love and crime voicing the postmodern conditions. Further, the paper has endeavored to investigate the crime theory in the given novel
KEYWORDS: Platonic, romantic, love, crime, contemporary, narrative