If you were a grown-up in the 70's, you remember the Civil War in El Salvador - a bunch of bad minded military driven groups with initials that it was difficult to keep straight. And then there was the USA with their noses and weapons where they probably shouldn't have been. Didion is the master at putting a clarifying lens to significant events and issues in history. War is always about greed and power with the greatest loss coming to the people who never have anything to gain by the war in the first place. The war ended in 1992 and this was written in 1994. Enough time to provide perspective? Recovery is yet to come. The book is short but nothing sweet about it.
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