The Accidental Apprentice
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The Accidental Apprentice is a contemporary Indian novel by Vikas Swarup that follows an ordinary young woman whose life is upended when a billionaire offers to make her the CEO of his company if she can pass a series of unconventional tests.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Accidental Apprentice canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Accidental Apprentice Context triple: [Vikas Swarup, notableWork, The Accidental Apprentice]
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A.
The Good Apprentice
The Good Apprentice is a philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that explores themes of morality, guilt, and spiritual transformation through the intertwined lives of two young men.
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B.
Scentless Apprentice
"Scentless Apprentice" is a heavy, noise-driven grunge song by Nirvana, co-written by all three band members and inspired by the novel "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer."
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C.
Master & Apprentice
Master & Apprentice is a Star Wars novel by Claudia Gray that explores the early mentor-apprentice relationship between Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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D.
The Magician's Apprentice
"The Magician's Apprentice" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode that opens Series 9, featuring the Twelfth Doctor and the return of the renegade Time Lady Missy in a story involving Davros and the Daleks.
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E.
The Incomplete Enchanter
The Incomplete Enchanter is a classic fantasy novel, co-written by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, that follows a modern psychologist who uses symbolic logic to transport himself into mythological worlds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Accidental Apprentice Target entity description: The Accidental Apprentice is a contemporary Indian novel by Vikas Swarup that follows an ordinary young woman whose life is upended when a billionaire offers to make her the CEO of his company if she can pass a series of unconventional tests.
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A.
The Good Apprentice
The Good Apprentice is a philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that explores themes of morality, guilt, and spiritual transformation through the intertwined lives of two young men.
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B.
Scentless Apprentice
"Scentless Apprentice" is a heavy, noise-driven grunge song by Nirvana, co-written by all three band members and inspired by the novel "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer."
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C.
Master & Apprentice
Master & Apprentice is a Star Wars novel by Claudia Gray that explores the early mentor-apprentice relationship between Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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D.
The Magician's Apprentice
"The Magician's Apprentice" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode that opens Series 9, featuring the Twelfth Doctor and the return of the renegade Time Lady Missy in a story involving Davros and the Daleks.
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E.
The Incomplete Enchanter
The Incomplete Enchanter is a classic fantasy novel, co-written by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, that follows a modern psychologist who uses symbolic logic to transport himself into mythological worlds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian novel
ⓘ
contemporary fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | optioned for film adaptation ⓘ |
| author | Vikas Swarup ⓘ |
| authorOfSameWorkAs | Vikas Swarup ⓘ |
| billionaireMentor | Vinay Mohan Acharya ⓘ |
| containsElement |
social commentary
ⓘ
suspense ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| coverArtType | illustrated cover ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Sceptre of Quetzalcoatl (unpublished/announced project)? ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary novel
ⓘ
drama ⓘ fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Vinay Mohan Acharya ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
ebook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Indian middle class
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corporate world ⓘ tests of character ⓘ |
| hasTestStructure | series of moral and practical challenges ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9781471113132 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
fast-paced
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plot-driven ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sapna Sinha ⓘ |
| market | international ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApprox | 400 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An ordinary young woman is offered the chance to become CEO of a billionaire's company if she can pass a series of unconventional tests. ⓘ |
| precededBy | Six Suspects ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Hachette India
ⓘ
Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| settingCity |
New Delhi
ⓘ
linked to:
New Delhi, India
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| settingCountry | India ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
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class and social mobility ⓘ corruption ⓘ ethics in business ⓘ morality ⓘ personal integrity ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Vikas Swarup ⓘ |
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