About Brock
Brock Covington is an entrepreneur, content creator, and freelance writer. His work explores how culture, history, and narrative influence the way we live each day.
Join 5,000+ readers for reviews of contemporary world literature and thoughtful essays on art and culture
Featured
-
![A black and white portrait of a smiling elderly man with long white hair and a beard, wearing a light-colored blazer, against a red background with four book covers displayed behind him.]()
Destruction As Salvation
Inside László Krasznahorkai’s Apocalypse Quartet
-
![Book cover of 'The Sugar Kingdom' by Vladimir Sorokin, translated by Max Lawton, featuring a stylized illustration of a woman's face, with a focus on her eye and mouth, and white ice-like structures.]()
Satirical Surrealism In Resurrected Medieval Russia
The Sugar Kremlin by Vladimir Sorokin
-
![Cover of the book titled 'The Soviet Century' by Karl Schlögel, featuring a black-and-white photo of a person sitting in front of a wall of framed images.]()
A Time Capsule Of The Soviet Life
The Soviet Century by Karl Schlögel
-
![A historical photo of a man with a beard and a stern expression, in front of a background with church buildings and an image of a man and woman embracing on a red and dark background.]()
Dostoevsky’s Demons In The Modern World
The Enduring Prevalence of Dostoevsky’s Darkest Ideas
-
![Cover of a book titled 'The Demon' by Heimito von Doderer, Volume One, featuring an illustration of two men playing chess, one looking frustrated and the other about to move, with a large shadowy figure observing from behind.]()
A Symphony of Intertwined Fates
The Demons by Heimito von Doderer
-
![A black and white close-up portrait of a man with long hair, glasses, a beard, and a bandana on his head, standing against a textured wall.]()
The Prophecy Of David Foster Wallace
Revisiting Wallace’s prescient ideas in today’s world
