title: The Chrysalis
author: Miguel Enrique Fiol-Elias
description: MIGUEL ENRIQUE FIOL-ELIAS was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and in his childhood moved with his family to Santurce. He graduated from University of Puerto Rico with a Bachelor of Science degree and subsequently completed a doctoral degree in medicine in 1969. He moved with his young family to the USA where he specialized in Neurology at the University of Wisconsin and in epilepsy and other brain disorders at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis where he is currently Associate Professor of Neurology. He performs clinical work, teaching and research on the genetic basis of neurological conditions and behavior. He has published in scientific journals and has been visiting professor at several medical centers around the world. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife, children and grandchildren. This is his first novel and it incorporates his theories on the inheritance of homosexuality, hoping to contribute to the discussion of gay/lesbian issues by highlighting its genetic aspects.
zlib_text: ![](images/00001.jpg)
  
  * * *
  
  
    
    
  shmot
  
  
    
    
  [PART I. FLOWER OF THE QUINCE
  
  
    
    
  [CHAPTER I. THE CARDINAL OF VALENCIA  
    
  ](The%20Shame%20of%20Motley_split_002.html#filepos5121)[CHAPTER II. THE
  LIVERIES OF SANTAFIOR  
    
  ](The%20Shame%20of%20Motley_split_002.html#filepos20927)[CHAPTER III. MADONNA
  PAOLA  
    
  ](The%20Shame%20of%20Motley_split_002.html#filepos44320)[CHAPTER IV. THE
  COZENING OF RAMIRO  
    
  ](The%20Shame%20of%20Motley_split_002.html#filepos73387)[CHAPTER V. MADONNA'S
  INGRATITUDE  
    
  ](The%20Shame%20of%20Motley_split_002.html#filepos99453)[CHAPTER VI. FOOL'S
  LUCK  
    
  ](The%20Shame%20of%20Motley_split_002.html#filepos122003)[CHAPTER VII. THE
  SUMMONS FROM ROME  
    
  ](The%20Shame%20of%20Motley_split_002.html#filepos150947)[CHAPTER VIII. "MENE,
  MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN"  
    
  ](The%20Shame%20of%20Motley_split_002.html#filepos176436)[CHAPTER IX. THE
  FOOL-AT-ARMS  
    
  ](The%20Shame%20of%20Motley_split_002.html#filepos201294)[CHAPTER X. THE FALL
  OF PESARO
  
  
    
    
  [PART II. 