What is Sándor Kányádi?
[[File:Kányádi Sándor (Bahget Iskander).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kányádi in April 2009]] '''Sándor Kányádi''' ({{IPA-hu|ˈʃaːndor ˈkaːɲaːdi}}; May 10, 1929 – June 20, 2018) was an [[Romania]]n-born [[Hungary|Hungarian]] poet and translator. He was born in [[Porumbeni, Harghita|Porumbeni]], Romania. He was a major contributor to Hungarian children's literature. His works have been translated into many languages ranging from English to French. His best known poem was ''[[In Contemporary Tense]]''. Kányádi was awarded the [[Kossuth Prize]] and the [[Herder Prize]]. Kányádi died in [[Budapest]] on June 20, 2018 from [[respiratory tract infection]] at the age of 89.<ref>[http://www.origo.hu/kultura/20180620-meghalt-kanyadi-sandor-kolto.html Meghalt Kányádi Sándor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620153311/http://www.origo.hu/kultura/20180620-meghalt-kanyadi-sandor-kolto.html |date=2018-06-20 }} {{in lang|hu}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.traktor.cz/twisted/kanyadi.html Another biographical site, with more information on works] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060224165910/http://www.traktor.cz/twisted/kanyadi.html |date=2006-02-24 }} *[http://prague.tv/articles/art-and-culture/books3 Travis Jeppesen on Kanyadi's ''Dancing Embers''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706223917/http://prague.tv/articles/art-and-culture/books3 |date=2014-07-06 }} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanyadi, Sandor}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Hungarian poets]] [[Category:Translators]]