by Joan Didion
First published 1983
Journalist Joan Didion travels to war-torn El Salvador, where rebel forces battle the military junta. Amidst daily violence and fear, Didion navigates a landscape of shifting alliances and fragile truces, bearing witness to a nation on the brink of collapse. As the stakes escalate, she confronts the human cost of the conflict, giving voice to ordinary Salvadorans trapped in the crossfire. Didion's powerful reporting lays bare the tragic realities of a country in crisis.
Genres: political-science, war, non-fiction, journalism
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, witness-to-history
Setting: El Salvador
Period: 1979-, 1979-1992
112 pages · Paperback · Vintage
Content warnings: violence, war