The Country Husband
| "The Country Husband" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by John Cheever | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The New Yorker |
| Publication date | November 20, 1954 |
"The Country Husband" is a short story by John Cheever which first appeared in The New Yorker on November 20, 1954. The work was included in the collection of Cheever's short fiction The Housebreaker of Shady Hill and Other Stories (1958) published by Harper and Brothers. The story also appears in The Stories of John Cheever (1978).
"The Country Husband" is the first of the eight stories that Cheever set in the fictional suburban community of Shady Hill, and the best known of these works.
The story won the O. Henry Award in January 1956.
A film adaptation of the same name aired as part of the CBS anthology drama series Playhouse 90 in November 1956.