Cullinan was hired as a typist at The New Yorker when she was 22, but soon the magazine started publishing her stories as well. "Ms. Cullinan helped redefine Irish-American literature, veering away from the male tradition of 'ward bosses and henchmen, larger-than-life political fixers, tavern social life and father-son relationships,' Patricia Coughlan, who taught Irish […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:48PM on February 16, 2020