Looking back, it appears as a thundering collective trance; as colorful and frenzied as a carnival. And as in any carnival, death was ever-present, hidden away between the vitality and jubilation. I admit she also played her part, her palpable presence exacerbating all that she found conflicting: adventure, courage, youth, love, and the dazzling awareness of being alive. Laura Restrepo on the Colombian guerrilla movement M-19. Description in Spanish: En 1983 Laura Restrepo fue nombrada por el presidente Belisario Betancur miembro de la comision negociadora de paz entre el gobierno y la guerrilla M-19. Fruto de esta experiencia es su reportaje Historia de un entusiasmo, sobrecogedor testimonio por el que recibio amenazas de muerte y finalmente tuvo que emigrar de su pais.
