One Man, One Matchet

One Man, One Matchet
	First edition
Author	T. M. Aluko
Language	English
Genre	Historical novel
Publisher	Heinemann
Publication date	1964
Publication place	Nigeria
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	203
ISBN	978-0435900113 (reissued)
Preceded by	One Man, One Wife (1959)
Followed by	Kinsman and Foreman (1966)

One Man, One Matchet is a novel written by Nigerian author T. M. Aluko and published in London^[1] in the year 1964 as the 11th book in the Heinemann African Writers Series. The novel tells the story of a community in Western Nigeria during the end of the colonial period and beginning of independence. Set in a small community where the majority of the inhabitants are dependent on the revenue from their cocoa crops, the story looks at the role of the semi-literate^[2] Benjamin Benjamin in the small community.^[3]

References[edit]

^ M, Aluko, T. (1968). One man, one matchet. London: Heinemann Educational Books. OL 24394595M.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Aluko, T. M. (1964). One Man, One Matchet. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-435-90011-3.
^ "Complete Review".

External links[edit]

Oriyomi Adebare's 2013 review of One Man, One Matchet (by T. M. Aluko) for AfricaBookClub

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[1] M, Aluko, T. (1968). One man, one matchet. London: Heinemann Educational Books. OL 24394595M.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Aluko, T. M. (1964). One Man, One Matchet. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-435-90011-3.

[3] "Complete Review".

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