"[asked about similarities between a character in The Star-Apple Kingdom and Michael Manley] DW: I think what I was concerned about was that Michael does have a profound love of his country, Jamaica, and he's a fighter, and I wanted to catch the poise of anguish that comes from wishing for a kind of order that can only perhaps be imposed by a kind of discipline, 'heavy manners' if you want."
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Michael Manley
Michael Norman Manley ON OM OCC PC (born 10 December 1924 in St. Andrew; died 6 March 1997 in Kingston) was a politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Jamaica, from 1972 to 1980, and from 1989 to 1992. He also wrote seven books.
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