A Long Walk to Water

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A Long Walk to Water (sometimes shortened to ALWTW) is a short novel written by

Salva Dut whose story is based in 1985, a part of the Dinka tribe and a Sudanese Lost Boy, and the fictional story of Nya whose story is based in 2008, a young village girl that was a part of the Nuer tribe. Park used this book as a platform to support Dut's organization, Water for South Sudan
.

Characters

Salva Dut

Salva Dut was separated from his family during the

America. He lives with a family in Rochester, New York
. Years later, he finds his father in a medical tent, who tells him that most of his family survived. He helps others in need of clean water in South Sudan. Park worked with Salva in writing the novel, as she interviewed Salva several times to publish his story.

Nya

Nya is an 11-year-old girl who walks eight hours to fetch water from the pond. She and her family live in South Sudan in 2008. Her family home is far from the nearest pond, where she walks twice a day to support her parents and younger sister, Akeer. She also has a little brother that her mom takes care of at home. Throughout the story, her sister, Akeer, gets sick and is told that the water was contaminated. Later, in 2009, a well is built in her village so she will not have to walk so far and drink unsafe water. A school is built along with the well and Nya is overjoyed by this. She then introduces herself to Salva Dut at the end of the book, because she was confused by the fact that Salva, a Dinka, would help her Nuer village as the Dinka and Nuer tribes have been in conflict for many years.[1] Nya's story is fictional, and Park interviewed travelers who saw water wells being drilled in villages like Nya's. She also examined their photographs and videos.

Water for South Sudan

Water for South Sudan is a non-profit organization created by Salva Dut which drills wells for villages in South Sudan.[2]

Reception

A Long Walk to Water has received generally positive reviews from critics.

On

The Newcastle Herald, Stacey Dombkins praised Park's execution of the dual narrative, stating that the book's "unsurprising but very satisfying ending" successfully shows how Salva's hope and determination brought positive changes to those residing in Sudan.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Conflict between Dinka and Nuer in South Sudan | Climate-Diplomacy". climate-diplomacy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  2. ^ "Salva's Story". Water For South Sudan. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. ^ Pavao, Kate. "A Long Walk to Water Common Sense Media Review". Common Sense Media.
  4. ^ Dombkins, Stacey (26 March 2011). "A Long Walk to Water: Books". Newcastle Herald. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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