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Urville

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Gilles Trehin is an incredibly talented young man. His innate understanding of perspective demonstrates his genius. His depth of imagination is expressed through the creation of an imaginary city - Urville which he depicts in highly detailed pencil drawings : skyscrapers, public spaces, museums, hospitals -- all elements of the urban landscape. I'm afraid this special book is not going to get the attention it deserves.

Real life "Rain Man" - this guy has drawn out an entire ficticious city as he see it in his head. Whether it be distant views of the whole city or views from a top a particular building, this book is amazing no matter how you slice it.

to think this was all created by a savant! It requires many 'looks'....to comprehend the imagination....the mind which created this amzaing masterpiece!

I first learned of this book while reading Michael John Carley's "Asperger's From the Inside Out". I was researching Asperger's Syndrome after my seven year old son was diagnosed.
When I came across Gilles Trehin in Michael's book, I immediately jumped online to do some research on him.
You see, this is exactly what my son has been doing and I was so excited to find someone else on this planet who is as obsessed with drawing imaginary cities and related statistics as my son is.
I ordered the book right away, and when my son received it, he was amazed to learn that there is someone else just like him.
I am so thankful that such books, and information on Autism is so richly documented and so easily accessible today.
We both love this beautifully illustrated book. It's another positive step forward in our personal quest to understand Aspergers Syndrome.