Don Swaim

Today’s Geo Quiz asked for an African state that may not exist on the map, but it thrives in the world of fiction. It’s the setting in the 1978 novel, The Coup, by the late John Updike. The answer is Kush. Anchor Marco Werman plays an old Updike interview in which the author admits his African experience was limited, but defends his decision to write about Africa anyway.