wrote an article addressing those responsible for not accepting his play. From then on he wrote other plays: Jacunda (comedy in three acts; 1895), Claudina (comedy in three acts; performed at the Teatro do Príncipe Real in Lisbon, at the artistic party of actress Lucinda Simões, on 18 March 1890), Vencidos da Vida (satirical play, performed on March 23, 1892 at Teatro do Ginásio; three acts), Parnaso (lyrical play, in verse, in an act, written for the students' recital, for the benefit of Aid Box for Poor Students, held at the São Carlos Theater, on May 3, 1894), Fruta do Tempo (comedy, written for the actress Lucinda Simões; 1904). Being of a generally scabrous, delicate subject, as Naturalism demanded, these pieces caused agitation, especially Imaculável, which ended in riots and crowds, and Vencidos da Vida, who could not continue on the scene for what contained criticism of the literary group of the same name, and for being considered immoral, creating a controversy between Botelho and those responsible for the ban. In 1891, Abel Botelho began the study of Portuguese society in the series "Patologia Social", a demanding and scientific examination of the general bad that infested Portugal, especially Lisbon, the capital and the most prestigious urban center. The first book, O Barão de Lavos (1891) was supposedly the first novel in Portuguese with a homosexual plot. It was followed by O Livro de Alda (1898), Amanhã (1901), Fatal Dilema (1907) and Próspero Fortuna (1910). In addition to these, he left three more novels: Sem Remédio... (1900), Os Lázaros (1904), and Amor Crioulo (incomplete and posthumous; previously titled Idílio Triste; 1919) and the short story Mulheres da Beira (1898; previously published on Diário de Notícias between 1895 and 1896, and which served as inspiration for the 1921 film of the same name). He also collaborated in several periodical publications, namely in the magazines Brasil-Portugal (1899-1914), Serões (1901-1911), Azulejos (1907-1909) and Atlântida (1915-1920). References External links Articles needing translation from German Wikipedia 1855 births 1917 deaths People from Tabuaço Portuguese male writers Portuguese diplomats Ambassadors of Portugal to Argentina LGBT history in Portugal