“We are just over twenty, and we are already fed up with this world.” A cinematographer, a philosopher, an art critic, a hacker, a photographer and a mathematician are all prosperous, but their lives are meaningless and stressful. Everyone responds to the ad “Capable young people are needed for a large project”, drinks a cup of coffee during the interview and comes to their senses on a desert island. They were kidnapped, but it is unclear who. Something is expected from them, but what is unclear. They would run away, but they don’t want to. It is easier to settle on a desert island than to survive in the civilized world. Escape from reality is easier than escape. The novel “Young, Capable” is for the first time in Russian. Ideal reading for young talents.