In the House of the Interpreter

While Ngugi enjoys scouting trips, chess tournaments and reading about Biggles at the prestigious Alliance School near Nairobi, things are changing at home. He arrives back for his first visit since starting school to find his house razed to the ground and the entire village moved up the road closer to a guard checkpoint.

In timp ce lui Ngugi ii plac calatoriile de cercetatori, turneele de sah si citirea despre Biggles la prestigioasa scoala Alliance de langa Nairobi, lucrurile se schimba acasa. Soseste inapoi pentru prima sa vizita de la inceputul scolii si isi gaseste casa distrusa din pamant si intregul sat s-a mutat pe drum mai aproape de un punct de control de paza.