{"product_id":"fifth-wound","title":"Fifth Wound","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFifth Wound\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAurora Mattia\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781643621487\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eNightboat Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e288\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Must-Read Book of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eNylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookriot, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA baroque work of intimate myth exploring one woman's interdimensional search for beauty and embodiment, through kaleidoscopic renderings of hospital corridors, brutal breakups, and passionate romance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Wound\u003c\/i\u003e is a phantasmagorical roman à clef about passion as a way of life. In one dimension, this is a love story--Aurora \u0026amp; Ezekiel--a separation and a reunion. In another, we witness a tale of multiple traumatic encounters with transphobic violence. And on yet another plane, a story of ecstatic visionary experience swirls, shatters, and sparkles. Featuring time travel, medieval nuns, knifings, and t4t romance, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Wound\u003c\/i\u003e indulges the blur between fantasy and reality. Its winding sentences open like portals, inviting the reader into the intimacy of embodiment--both its pain and its pleasures.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Nightboat Books","offers":[{"title":"Fifth Wound | Aurora Mattia | Paperback | 9781643621487 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks I 1790448","offer_id":68005343658136,"sku":"1790448","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91ilPTt-mtL.jpg?v=1794705623","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/fifth-wound","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}