{"product_id":"the-fifth-wound","title":"Fifth Wound","description":"\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\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\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightboat Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54021243634008,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781643621487.jpg?v=1765877432","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-fifth-wound","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}