That place is characterized by residents as a place of "stone, iron, concrete, and glass and neon lights."  
The residents of the place in which this novel is set believe the protagonist will "go away with the wind" shortly after his arrival.  That place is characterized by residents as a place of "stone, iron, concrete, and glass and neon lights."  The protagonist went to high school in Siriana with two other characters-one who was expelled along with the protagonist and another who loved English literature.  The latter, Chui, later became a greedy industrialist, working for a corporate brewery.  Other characters include Joseph, the seven-year-old employee of the shopkeeper Abdullah, and Godfrey, who conducts the investigation of the central event in this novel.  That event results in the arrest of three chracters plus the protagonist, Munira, who saw the title entities in the flames consuming Wanja's house.  For 10 points name this novel by Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
The residents of the place in which this novel is set believe the protagonist will "go away with the wind" shortly after his arrival.  
Petals of Blood