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Fall down 7 times get up 8 : a young man's voice from the silence of autism / Naoki Higashida ; translated by K.A. Yoshida and David Mitchell.

Higashida, Naoki, 1992- (author.). Yoshida, KA, (translator.). Mitchell, David (David Stephen), (translator.).

Summary:

"The author of the bestselling phenomenon The Reason I Jump returns with a unique memoir about life as a young adult with severe autism. With an introduction by David Mitchell, who translated this book with his wife, KA Yoshida, this extraordinary new work explores education, identity, family, society, and personal growth, opening a window into the mind of its nonverbal author and providing remarkable insights into autism in general"-- Provided by publisher.

"Naoki Higashida wrote The Reason I Jump as a 13-year-old boy. Now, he shares his thoughts and experiences as a 24-year old young man with severe autism. In short, powerful chapters, he explores education, identity, family, society and personal growth. He also allows readers to experience profound moments we take for granted, like the thought-steps necessary for him to register that it's raining outside. Introduced by award-winning author David Mitchell (co-translator with his wife, KA Yoshida), this book is part memoir, part critique of a world that sees disabilities ahead of disabled people. It is a self-portrait-in-progress of a young man who happens to have autism, and who wants to help us understand it better"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780812997392
ISBN: 0812997395
ISBN: 9780812987195
ISBN: 0812987195
Physical Description: xxiii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Random House, [2017]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	The view from here -- Time and life -- An alphabet interview in the big issue (Part I: A to M) -- Speech bubbles -- School years -- A journey -- Inner weather -- Handle with care -- An alphabet interview in the big issue (Part 2: N to Z) -- Away -- Home.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Illustrations by Yoco Nagamiya.
Language Note:	Translated from the Japanese.