《乡下丈夫》是美国当代著名小说家约瀚·契佛“绿荫山系列”短篇小说的代表作品之一。契佛在其文学创作生涯中共出版过4部长篇小说、7部短篇小说,但他写得最好,也最受赞誉的还是其短篇小说。契佛认为“短篇小说之能缓和痛苦之情,是长篇小说不能达到一针见血的效果”。这也就不难理解他一生致力于创作短篇小说并且成就斐然的 “The Country Husband” is one of the representative works by John Hancock, a famous contemporary American novelist, and “The Shady Mountain Series” short stories. Chevron has published 4 novels and 7 short stories in his literary career, but his best and most well-written short story. Chevron believes that “short stories can ease the suffering of the novel can not achieve a sharp effect”. It is not difficult to understand his life devoted to creating short stories and achievements