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When does history end and today start? That is, when is a time and setting old enough to be considered ripe for historical fiction?
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I was thinking something similar although I would have said 1940. Even then it's only 70 years, and certainly today there are a lot of people over 70. Anyone over 80 would have some memories of the time.
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