Speaking with Jerome Tarshis in 1974, Ernest J. Gaines talked about his desire to write a story with “the barber shop type of thing.” Looking at James Joyce’s “Ivy ...

Matthew Teutsch
Matthew Teutsch teaches English at Auburn University. He has published extensively on the life and work of Ernest J. Gaines in venues such as MELUS and Mississippi Quarterly. Currently, he is editing a collection on the life and work of Frank Yerby.