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'''''One Man, One Matchet''''' is a novel written by [[Nigeria]]n author [[T. M. Aluko]] and published in 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 bean|cocoa]] crops, the story looks at the role of the semi-literate<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aluko |first=T. M. |url=https://books.google.com.ng/books/about/One_Man_One_Matchet.html?id=e6onAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=One Man, One Matchet |date=1964 |publisher=University Press of Kansas |isbn=978-0-435-90011-3 |language=en}}</ref> Benjamin Benjamin in the small community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Complete Review |url=http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/nigeria/alukotm1.htm<!--None-->}}</ref>
'''''One Man, One Matchet''''' is a novel written by [[Nigeria]]n author [[T. M. Aluko]] and published in London<ref>{{Cite book |last=M |first=Aluko, T. |url=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24394595M/One_man_one_matchet |title=One man, one matchet |date=1968 |publisher=Heinemann Educational Books |location=London}}</ref> 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 bean|cocoa]] crops, the story looks at the role of the semi-literate<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aluko |first=T. M. |url=https://books.google.com.ng/books/about/One_Man_One_Matchet.html?id=e6onAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=One Man, One Matchet |date=1964 |publisher=University Press of Kansas |isbn=978-0-435-90011-3 |language=en}}</ref> Benjamin Benjamin in the small community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Complete Review |url=http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/nigeria/alukotm1.htm<!--None-->}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:36, 28 July 2023

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

  1. ^ M, Aluko, T. (1968). One man, one matchet. London: Heinemann Educational Books.{{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".