Ship Breaker

8 hrs. 54 min.

Language Russian

Author Paolo Bacigalupi

Narrator Andrey Leonov

Description

Oil tankers that have run aground in the Gulf of Mexico are no longer means of transport—they are a treasure to be taken. Whole crews board them from the American coast to loot them. A young man nicknamed Nailman specializes in nonferrous metals. By cutting wires, pulling out multi-core cables, and disassembling the ship’s mechanisms, all he dreams of is fulfilling his daily quota and seeing the next morning. But one day he finds a luxurious yacht smashed ashore by the hurricane, and on board he discovers the only surviving girl. She is beautiful and rich. And in gratitude for his rescue, she may help Nailman escape poverty. Or maybe it would be better to dismantle the yacht and sell it off piece by piece? For the first time, Nailman faces a difficult choice…