E. L. Doctorow, the author of “The Book of Daniel†and “Ragtime†among many other novels, has a work coming in early 2014, his publisher, Random House, said Wednesday. Mr. Doctorow, best known for works of historical fiction like “World’s Fair,†which won the National Book Award for fiction, appears to be taking a new tack in the novel, “Andrew’s Brain.†In a news release Kate Medina, his editor, said: “It’s an of-the-moment novel whose main character, speaking from an unknown place and to an unknown interlocutor, unfurls his life, his loves and the circumstances that have led him to commit a mysterious act.†Besides the National Book Award, Mr. Doctorow has won two PEN/Faulkner Awards, three National Book Critics Circle Awards and the National Humanities Medal.
