Dūangchampā ^{Person Individualisierte Person}

1940– | Douangchampa is the penname of Dara Kanlaya, age 72, author of some 60 short stories, over 90 poems, 7 novels, and 1 two hours play “Boua Deng”. Dara started her career as a school teacher and began her writing in 1958. Working with the government as writer, translator and editor until 2001, now retired, she keeps writing and publishing children’s books, novels and poetry. Dara’s writing theme mostly deals with women issues, gender and promotes a better living standard for women through education. Throughout her life Dara untiredlessly engaged herself in numerous social work activities, especially for the benefit of children and women. Daughter of the well known scholar Maha Sila Viravong, she also works as curator of old palm leaf manuscripts and studies classic Lao literature, especially Sang Sin Xay Epic.