One Man, One Matchet

One Man, One Matchet
	First edition
Author	T. M. Aluko
Country	Nigeria
Language	English
Genre	Historical novel
Publisher	Heinemann
Publication date	1964
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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