Ervin Lázár (1936 – 2006) was a Hungarian writer, editor and famous storyteller. After graduating from university (journalism and Hungarian language) he worked for a number of newspapers as both a reporter and an editor. Since 1971, after publishing his first and only novel, he had worked as a freelance writer and became incredibly popular as a storyteller. He brought an innovatory voice in children’s literature and received the Kossuth Price for his contribution to Hungarian literary canon. He had published nearly twenty books, some of them have been adapted to the stage or translated into various languages.