Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8

Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism is a book written in 2015 and credited to Japanese author Naoki Higashida when he was between the ages of 18 and 22.[2] Higashida has severe autism and his verbal communication skills are limited.[3][1] However, he is able to communicate by pointing at letters on an alphabet chart.[4][5][6] Skeptics have claimed that there is no proof that Higashida can communicate independently, and that the English translation represents the ideals of author David Mitchell and Keiko Yoshida. In response, Mitchell claims that there is video evidence showing that Higashida can type independently.[7][8][9][10]

Cover of the book
AuthorNaoki Higashida
TranslatorKeiko Yoshida, David Mitchell
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAutism
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
2015
Published in English
2017
Pages240[1]
ISBN978-0-8129-9739-2 (Hardcover)
Preceded byThe Reason I Jump 

This is Higashida's second major English-translated book and a follow-up to The Reason I Jump. The book is a collection of short chapters arranged in eight sections in which Higashida explores identity, family relationships, education, society, and his personal growth.[1][4] The title comes from a Japanese proverb, 七転び八起き, which literally translates as "Fall seven times and stand up eight."

The English translation by Keiko Yoshida and her husband, author David Mitchell, was released on July 11, 2017.[11][5][12]

References
  1. Abbott, Mark (July 10, 2017). "Summer reading: Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8 by Naoki Higashida". The Province.
  2. Moore, William (June 29, 2017). "Fall Down 7 times get up 8 — A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism by Naoki Higashida - review". London Evening Standard.
  3. "Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism". Random House. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. Kosaka, Kris (July 8, 2017). "'Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8': 'The Reason I Jump' author returns with new English collection". The Japan Times.
  5. Doherty, Mike (July 13, 2017). "David Mitchell on translating—and learning from—Naoki Higashida". Macleans.
  6. Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 - writing with autism. Hodder & Stoughton. June 30, 2017.
  7. Block, Stefan Merrill (3 April 2018). "What is the Writer's Responsibility To Those Unable to Tell Their Own Stories?". Literary Hub. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. Doherty, Mike (July 13, 2017). "David Mitchell on translating—and learning from—Naoki Higashida". Macleans.
  9. MacDonald, Gayle (27 July 2017). "Naoki Higashida shifts the narrative of autism with Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  10. Jones, Louise. "Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: A Young Man's Voice From the Silence of Autism by Naoki Higashida and David Mitchell". The Bookbag. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  11. Higashida, Naoki (July 9, 2017). "Author of teen autism memoir grows up but can't escape heartbreak". Toronto Star.
  12. "Rise of the autie-biography: A Japanese author writes about coping with autism" (Both website and print herein). The Economist. August 10–12, 2017. pp. 68–69. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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