Carmichael was, like many Americans, a divided soul, part n… - Wilfrid Sheed

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Carmichael was, like many Americans, a divided soul, part nomad and part homebody, who seemed a little bit at home everywhere, but was probably more so someplace else, if he could just find it.

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Wilfrid John Joseph Sheed (born December 27 1930 – 19 January 2011) was an English-born American novelist and essayist.

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