A short, precise examination of the civil war in El Salvador in the early '80s. Didion visits the country and her observations and insights (as always) are keen if somewhat bleak. But it's easy to be bleak as she explains the all-pervasive feeling of terror in the air. And as she explains how the word 'disappeared' is used within the context of what was happening and how it's oddly translated from Spanish - it's eerie and terrifying. It's a well-reported, solid piece of journalism about something that today can seem like a distant subject.