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Lila Says (novel)

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Lila Says
AuthorChimo (a pseudonym)
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherCharles Scribner's Sons
Publication date
1996
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1999
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages128 pp
ISBN0-684-83603-3
OCLC38580267
843/.914 21
LC ClassPQ2663.H527 L5513 1999

Lila Says (French title: Lila dit ça) was first published in 1996 in French and translated into English in 1999. The author's name is only listed as a pseudonym, Chimo. It was adapted into a film

Plot summary

Lila Says is a narrative of the protagonist's — Chimo, an Arab boy living in France — interactions with a catholic girl named Lila. Lila befriends Chimo and tells him very provocative and somewhat troubling incidents in her life and shares her experiences with him.

Notes

The author's real name is not revealed. The publisher's note in the book states that a manuscript was dropped off by a lawyer and they never had a chance to interact with the author. This led to some assumptions they had to make in the text that was published.

Kate Moss named her daughter Lila after this book.[1]

Book information

Lila Says (English edition) by Chimo.

  • Hardcover - ISBN 0-684-83603-3 published by Scribner

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