• THE FIFTH WOUND by Aurora Mattia
  • THE FIFTH WOUND by Aurora Mattia
  • THE FIFTH WOUND by Aurora Mattia
  • THE FIFTH WOUND by Aurora Mattia
  • THE FIFTH WOUND by Aurora Mattia

THE FIFTH WOUND by Aurora Mattia

145 x 230mm, 288 pages, black and white printing, perfect bound, soft cover, 2023

The Fifth Wound is a phantasmagorical roman à clef about passion as a way of life. In one dimension, this is a love story—Aurora & 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, The Fifth Wound 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.

Published by

Nightboat Books

Regular price £14.99