巫永福小說〈慾〉探析

Explore Wu Yongfu's novel Desire

巫永福（1913-2008）出生於南投埔里。是日治時期的台灣新文學作家中少見的專攻「文藝專科」的畢業生。
〈慾〉（原載於《臺灣文學》卷二期，一九四一年九月），巫永福已經是從事新聞記者工作的人員，小說有涉及房地產和企業的事蹟，也應該是與巫永福現實生活有關。〈慾〉的人物、內容，相對複雜，主要人物有周文平、林貴、曾立本、吳得成、王隆生等。
小說〈慾〉，也可以被視為都會文學的一部分，因為它的故事情節和人物都設定在城市環境中，反映了現代都市人的內心狀況和生活狀態。小說〈慾〉擁有豐富的價值。啟發讀者思考人性、文化和社會等問題，並且能夠提供富有啟發性和教育性的閱讀體驗。在當時，有可能就是如彭瑞金所言「抱著開風氣之先」。

Wu Yongfu (1913-2008) was born in Puli, Nantou. He is a rare graduate of Taiwan's new literature writers during the Japanese occupation period who specializes in ''literature and art''.〈慾〉(originally published in the second issue of Taiwan Literature, September 1941), Wu Yongfu was already a journalist, and the novel had stories involving real estate and enterprises, which should also be related to Wu Yongfu's real life. The characters and 〈慾〉content are relatively complex, and the main characters are Zhou Wenping, Lin Gui, Zeng Liben, Wu Decheng, Wang Longsheng and so on. The novel Lust can also be regarded as part of urban literature, because its storyline and characters are set in an urban environment, reflecting the inner conditions and life conditions of modern urbanites. The novel Desire has rich value. Inspire readers to think about human, cultural, and social issues, and provide an inspiring and educational reading experience. At that time, it may have been, as Peng Ruijin said, ''holding the first place to open the trend''.