num_pages: 167
description: The encounter, after a ten-year separation, of middle-aged schoolmaster Daniel Pashter and Sophia, the only woman he has ever loved, in a mental institution may be taking place only in Daniel's imaginings
language: English
title: A Cruel Madness
titlecomplete: A Cruel Madness
genres: Fiction, Psychology
ratings_count: 91
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: PEN/Macmillan Silver Pen Award
publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr