Chapter 15 Summary

"Thies - The Return of Bakayoko" After a short, poetically written paragraph describing the night and its quietness, narration describes Bakayoko's arrival at the home of his elderly friend Bakary, who greets him joyfully. When Bakary awakens the next day, he is surprised to discover that Bakayoko has already left, and is later somewhat annoyed when other union leaders tease him about imagining Bakayoko's return. When Bakayoko does arrive at the union office, however, he is celebrated by everyone including the women who, having heard of his return, gather in the streets and begin a steady drumming, chanting dance. Bakayoko and the other delegates meet with Edouard, management's representative, and Bakayoko's quiet, but pointedly angry, comments send Edouard fuming out of the room. The other delegates support Bakayoko, and everyone agrees they should all go to meet the rest of the managers together...