
One Man, One Matchet
by T.M. Aluko
Title:
One Man, One Matchet
Author:
T.M. Aluko
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
256 pages
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
ISBN-13:
9781035902125
EAN:
9781035902125
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
396
Dimensions (mm):
198 x 130 x 17
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
In a rural village in nineteenth-century Nigeria, British colonial rule is finally starting to loosen its grip. As a new generation of educated locals seize their chance to take back power, a deadly disease threatens to wipe out their invaluable cocoa crop and end their village for good.In the Yoruba land of west Nigeria, the village of Ipaja faces a crisis - one of identity, power, and famine. At the center are two young men with very different ideas on how to prevent the oncoming catastrophe. Although they both claim to have the village's best intentions at heart, neither can deny the power they stand to gain if the other one fails.As tensions rise, the village must decide who they can trust and who will be able to save them from a deadly disaster...










