Abstract
Abstract In this paper, I analyse Arun Joshi’s The Apprentice as an exemplary case of the Indian postmodern novel where story and history continuously overlap. The unfolding of the personal story of its protagonist, Ratan Rathor, should also be read on a symbolical level, wherein the hero’s progression from humble beginnings to a high rank position coincides with India’s achievement of independence. Like Saleem Sinai in Salman Rushdie’s Midnights Children, the protagonist of The Apprentice forges a fictional representation of a nation through his individual history which, in turn, could be read as a parody of national history. Last but not least, the paper highlights yet another dimension of comparison between Rathor’s story and that of King Ashoka – an iconic figure of Indian national history.
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