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One Man, One Matchet

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One Man, One Matchet
First edition
AuthorT. M. Aluko
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1964
Publication placeNigeria
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages203
ISBN978-0435900113 (reissued)
Preceded byOne Man, One Wife (1959) 
Followed byKinsman 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

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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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