Disgrace: Chapter 20 Summary & Analysis

David returns to Cape Town to find that his apartment has been broken into and his belongings stolen. The next day, he goes to the university to retrieve his mail and finds a new professor in his office. During this period, he tries to work on his opera about Byron, finally making some headway by focusing not on Byron himself, but on Byron’s lover, Teresa. He also starts composing music on the banjo instead of the piano, finding the humble instrument much more appropriate.