Xavier Carbonell

Cuba, 1995. Novelist. Reader of Mœbius, Hugo Pratt, and the Corpus Hermeticum. He writes exclusively about useless disciplines: alchemy, dowsing, Freemasonry, esotericism, fiction. If he were an animal, he would be the rabbi's cat. He lives in Salamanca, a city that forces him to smoke cigars with the windows closed. Like Cortázar, he likes misunderstandings to have a certain order.

Essays

The Doctor in Zürau

August 23, 2025 / Xavier Carbonell

Suffering from tuberculosis, Kafka retired to Zürau, where he wrote his Aphorisms, an enigmatic work of metaphysical reflections.

Bouquiphiles

Qumran, the Magic Word

July 31, 2025 / Xavier Carbonell

The Qumran manuscripts reveal the life and beliefs of an ancient Jewish sect, with apocalyptic texts, strict rules, and mysteries that remain unsolved.