Round 4: Tossup 11

The protagonist of a novel set in this city is asked about Ezra Pound’s imprisonment in Pisa as he has sex with Juliet Estevez. Nightclubs in this city, such as the Tropicana (15[1]-5[1])Cabaret, are (15[1])frequented by the characters Bustrófedon (15[1]-5[1])and Arsenio Cue in the novel Three Trapped Tigers. In (15[1])this city, policeman Captain Segura chooses not to investigate the murder (15[1])of Dr. Hasselbacher. After faking reports to (*) MI6, Beatrice (10[1])Severn is sent to this city (10[1])to help the former (10[1])vacuum salesman turned spy James Wormold uncover a secret Communist military base. For 10 points, Graham Greene wrote a novel titled “Our Man in” what city? ■END■

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