Ilium, New York

The name most likely refers to Troy, New York , which is not far from Schenectady , where Vonnegut worked for a number of years. "''Ilium''" was a common alternate name for Troy in ancient Greek and Latin. However, '' Player Piano '' ( 1952 ) places Ilium southeast of Albany and Rensselaer , probably within Albany County near what is today Interstate 90 . Troy, by contrast, is north (and somewhat east) of those two locations.

North of Albany, on the same Railway line, is Cohoes , longtime residence of Vonnegut's character Kilgore Trout .

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Ilium, New York

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