Karwur. A former KNIL soldier or often called "Andjing NICA" who was of Ambonese blood, chose to join the TNI after the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia. He did not care even though among his KNIL friends he was considered stupid for giving up a large salary in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while in the TNI the NICA Dog label still haunted his name. He cared even less about what people said about him who was live alone in Balikpapan after he met his "sun". She was Maria, a nurse at BPM Hoospital who completed his life. He achieved indescribable happiness even though in the midst of his love story he had to risk his life, carrying out state duties to crush the rebellion of Andi Aziz's group in Makasar. O Sole Mio, the song he listened to on a vinyl record at the house of the sweet-smiling little nurse, became the beginning of his love, as well as becoming his life support when he returned alone and the war did not bring him to follow Maria. Set in the city of Balikpapan in the 50s and the Andi Aziz rebellion, this novel will satisfy the longing of Indonesian historical fiction lovers. Presented with "stiff" sentences typical of that era, O Sole Mio truly feels like a historical story.***

[Indonesian]. Karwur, seorang mantan tentara KNIL atau sering disebut "Andjing NICA" yang berdarah Ambon, memilih bergabung dengan TNI setelah berdiri NKRI. Ia tak peduli meski di kalangan kawan KNIL dianggap bodoh karena melepas gaji besar di Kerajaan Belanda, sementara di TNI pun embel-embel Anjing NICA masih terus menghantui namanya. Ia lebih tak peduli lagi pada omongan orang tentang dirinya yang sebatang kara di Balikpapan setelah ia bertemu "matahari"nya. Dialah Maria, seorang perawat di BPM Hoospital yang melengkapi hidupnya.
Ia meraih kebahagiaan tak terkira meski di sela-sela kisah cintanya ia harus mengadu nyawa, menunaikan tugas negara untuk menumpas pemberontakan kelompok Andi Aziz di Makasar.
O Sole Mio, lagu yang ia dengarkan dari piringan hitam di rumah perawat mungil yang manis senyum itu, menjadi awal cintanya, sekaligus menjadi penyangga hidupnya ketika ia kembali sebatang kara dan perang tak kunjung mengantarnya menyusul Maria.
Berlatar belakang kota Balikpapan di tahun 50-an dan masa pemberontakan Andi Aziz, novel ini akan mengobati kerinduan pecinta fiksi sejarah Indonesia. Dipaparkan dengan kalimat-kalimat "kaku" khas jaman itu, O Sole Mio benar-benar terasa sebagai sebuah kisah sejarah.