The novel "La Barka" captures various women's issues, such as divorce, single motherhood, raising children alone, dating, and doubts about the institution of marriage. Gradually, the novel presents the condition of women and the lack of respect from men, highlighting how they fail to appreciate and support one another. Men are portrayed as dominant, selfish, and rigid, often disregarding wo…
"Keberangkatan" menceritakan kisah cinta antara seorang gadis Indo dan seorang pemuda Jawa yang harus berakhir tragis karena pemuda tersebut terpaksa menikahi gadis lain. Meskipun gadis Indo itu berusaha mengisi kekosongan hatinya dengan menumbuhkan kecintaan terhadap tanah kelahirannya, yaitu Indonesia, rasa sakit dari kekecewaan cinta pertamanya tetap menghantui dirinya.
After her fiancé, Saputro, dies in a plane crash, Sri marries Charles Vincent and they settle in Kobe, Japan. Although they have a child together, Sri does not truly feel happy with her life. Unexpectedly, during a holiday trip from Saigon to Marseille, Sri reconnects with the intimacy and tenderness she has long yearned for, this time with Michael Dubanton, a married ship captain with two …