[4] From 1961 forward until the time of his death Koumandareas was active as a writer and a translator.

from 1982 to 1986 he was a member of the board of directors for the Greek National Opera.

[5] Koumandareas was found dead, a presumed murder victim, on 6 December 2014, in his apartment in Athens.

[8] Two Romanian men have been arrested as suspects, Ştefan Mătăsăreanu (25) and Cosmin Găitan (29).

[9] The first suspect, a long-time acquaintance of Koumandareas, was identified through descriptions from the author's last, autobiographical, novel.