Sándor Kányádi was born on May 10, 1929 in Nagygalambfalva, Porumbenii Mari, Romania. He was a writer, known for Gyökér és vadvirág (1988), A világlátott egérke (2005) and Ábel a rengetegben (1993). He was previously married to Mária Magdolna Tichy. He died on June 20, 2018 in Budapest, Hungary.