▁wand ering ▁group ▁of ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁finally ▁reached ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁connection ▁of ▁Kost as ▁V arn alis , ▁Angel os ▁S ikel ian os ▁and ▁Mil ti ad is ▁Mal ak ass is . ▁The ▁latter ▁helped ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁" A then ian ▁Club " ▁as ▁a ▁li br arian ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁finan cially ▁recover . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁professor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁Nik ola os ▁Ve is , ▁would ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁attend ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Ath ens . ▁A ▁lot ▁of ▁literary ▁success es ▁followed ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁H ellen ic ▁Association ▁of ▁L itter ateurs , ▁under ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Nik os ▁Kaz ant zak is . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁Greek ▁literature ▁at ▁very ▁young ▁age , ▁publishing ▁his ▁poetry ▁collections ▁in ▁" Ag rot iki ▁Ide a " ▁of ▁Ed essa ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁which ▁signed ▁under ▁his ▁real ▁name ▁( T ak is ▁Val ass i ad is ). ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁he ▁publish es ▁po ems ▁and ▁short ▁stories ▁in ▁" Ne a ▁Est ia " ▁magazine . ▁The ▁first ▁time ▁he ▁used ▁his ▁pen ▁name ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁for ▁the ▁short ▁story ▁" One ▁night ▁with ▁many ▁lights ▁under ▁a ▁city ▁with ▁many ▁stars " ▁(