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Francis Imbuga

Betrayal in the City

Francis ImbugaFiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1976

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Essay Topics

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Why does Jere spare Boss’s life? Do you believe that act of mercy could realistically impel Boss to change?

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Discuss what it is like, according to Imbuga’s Betrayal in the City, to live in a country whose leadership could change hands at any time through a coup or show of force.

3.

Why does Boss offer to play the Chief of Staff in the play when the prisoner cast in that role is too ill to participate?

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