The novel “Circles of Heaven” can be called lyrical, philosophical, and grotesque, but first of all it is a family story of a philology professor, his artist wife and their son, a successful Internet journalist. Why do husband and wife who love each other suddenly discover that they have become strangers and exchange polite notes in the morning? How do father and son, who have not communicated with each other for a long time, end up in a love triangle? This is a novel about elusive happiness and unrelenting love. Nikolay Kryshchuk was awarded the 2009 Student Booker Prize for it.