9 3 0 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁and ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁novel ist ▁and ▁poet ▁Nik os ▁Kaz ant zak is , ▁and ▁eventually ▁wrote ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁he ▁brought ▁out ▁what ▁is ▁probably ▁his ▁best - known ▁work , The ▁T ale ▁of ▁a ▁Town ▁or ▁The ▁Chron icle ▁of ▁a ▁Town ▁( Τ ο ▁ χ ρ ο ν ι κ ό ▁ μ ι α ς ▁ Π ο λ ι τ ε ί α ς , ▁ 1 9 3 7 ), ▁a ▁nost alg ic ▁dep iction ▁of ▁R eth ym no ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 8 - 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁art ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts , ▁Ath ens . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁brought ▁out ▁a ▁historical ▁story , ▁The ▁Death ▁of ▁the ▁Med ici . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁appeared ▁his ▁W retch ed ▁Cre te : ▁a ▁chron icle ▁of ▁the ▁rising ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁( 1 9 4 5 ); ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁tr il ogy , ▁The ▁C ret an ▁( 1 9 4 8 - 1 9 5 0 ) ▁( re vised ▁edition ▁ 1 9 6 5 ), ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁events ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁introdu ces