Lila Says (novel)

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name = Lila Says
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author = Chimo (a pseudonym)
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country = France
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Charles Scribner's Sons
release_date = 1996
english_release_date = 1999
media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 128 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-684-83603-3
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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.

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. [http://www.showstudio.com/projects/kte/kte_start2.html]

Book information

"Lila Says" (English edition) by Chimo.
*Hardcover - ISBN 0-684-83603-3 published by Scribner

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