One Man, One Matchet

One Man, One Matchet was 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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