Bibliograph

Checker and the Derailleurs, a novel, Lionel Shriver

Type

Label

Checker and the Derailleurs, a novel, Lionel Shriver

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Checker and the Derailleurs

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Lionel Shriver

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Beautiful and charismatic, nineteen-year-old Checker Secretti is the most gifted and original drummer that the club-goers of Astoria, Queens, have ever heard. When he plays, conundrums seem to solve themselves, brilliant thoughts spring to mind, and couples fall in love. The members of his band, The Derailleurs, are passionately devoted to their guiding spirit, as are all who fall under Checker's spell. But when another drummer, Eaton Striker, hears the prodigy play, he is pulled inexorably into Checker's orbit by a powerful combination of envy and admiration. Soon The Derailleurs, too, are torn apart by latent jealousies that Eaton does his utmost to bring alive

Target audience

adult

Classification