One Man, One Matchet

One Man, One Matchet is a novel written by Nigerian 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 crops, the story looks at the role of the semi-literate Benjamin Benjamin in the small community.[1]

One Man, One Matchet
First edition
AuthorT. M. Aluko
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1964
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages203
ISBN978-0435900113 (reissued)
Preceded byOne Man, One Wife (1959) 
Followed byKinsman and Foreman (1966) 

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