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Didion makes writing seem so easy--even in a terrifying, other worldly situation of brutal war.

Short, journal-like true story of the author's time in El Salvador during its civil war.

Didion's writing shines despite constantly roaming death squads. She keeps us interested and fascinated despite the horrors going on there. She seems to handle it all rather calmly as well.

Originally published in 1984. These wars raged on for several years.

Latin America is really all the same