Soad Louis Lakah (November 23, 1952 - April 26, 2020) was a Colombian

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and

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, being the first from

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who, during the

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, dared to build a narrative and investigative work about the

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ancestors of Sinú and its Syrian origins, in addition to being a

reference. manager who preserved those values. Soad broke into the regional and national literary scene with her book 'Reasons of weight', some stories focused on popular stories from

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, her homeland, under the spell of Sinú.

Early life

Soad Louis Lakah was born on November 23, 1952, in Cienaga de Oro,

, where he completed his high school studies. Later he would move to

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to study literature at the

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, his career was ruined by emphasizing the importance of the

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origins of Córdoba. Her first challenge as a woman was daring to write in a department that had no tradition of

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, and she blazed that trail in the face of harassment, stigma, and

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* 1952 births 2020 deaths 20th-century Colombian poets 20th-century Colombian writers Colombian women writers Colombian women poets People from Córdoba Department Colombian people of Syrian descent National University of Colombia alumni {{Colombia-poet-stub