Phantom Gang by Ciarán O’Rourke Seren Kate Wise and Andrew Wynn

Kate Wise and Andrew Wynn Owen

‘Claire Askew doesn’t mince words: she revels in them

but with the unique perspective of a brilliant new female voice

a ‘Mary Sue’ is an idealised and implausibly flawless character: a female archetype that can infuriate audiences for its perceived narcissism

Phantom Gang by Ciarán O’Rourke Seren Kate Wise and Andrew WynnWith lyric grace and meditative clarity, Phantom Gang offers a daring dissection of civilizational violence in a variety of contexts from the intimate atavisms and inequalities of Irish history to the insidious growth of the global Big Tech economy in the present day alongside deep, sensually delicate explorations of broken love and salvaged memories. Honouring the work of a range of writers and photographers, including John Clare (1793 1864), Martn