{"product_id":"the-fifth-wound-9781643621487","title":"The Fifth Wound","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nightboat Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643621487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Aurora Mattia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42589624008885,"sku":"9781643621487","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b7cbc179-2657-4fb4-8819-00b33c662dba.jpg?v=1673327636","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-fifth-wound-9781643621487","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}