Bill Rathbone answers “Can someone confirm this book is set in...”

Becky Colosimo asked this question about Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1):

Can someone confirm this book is set in the 1970's? I need it for a reading challenge prompt. Thanks!

Bill Rathbone They don’t say definitively, but at one point they talk about one character’s history and the 60s are referred to as the past. Could be late 60s but m…moreThey don’t say definitively, but at one point they talk about one character’s history and the 60s are referred to as the past. Could be late 60s but more likely early 70s. Wikipedia says the plot mirrors some actual events in 1972 involving British spies. (less)

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