Tiger in the Garden contains 11 narratives depicting violence and death, public life and journalists in war, a television team meeting the yakuza in Japan, a male asylum seeker on the run along with one of the victims of Utøya, youthful crush in America, loneliness and loss of love.
The texts of the year are precise descriptions of human life and destiny; They are facing the world, and the form of writing represents a significant development in Behn's authorship
REVIEWS:
"Predictable novelty [...] Strict, disillusioned and existential stories."
5 out of 6 stars, Dagbladet
"Deleted, accurate stories of different lives and destiny, with the undersigned of loss and death."
5 out of 6 stars, Stavanger Aftenblad
"It's like a short story writer, he shows his talent as an artist."
VG
"Ari Behn is best on short texts, and in the novel collection Tiger in the garden he again shines."
Adresseavisen
«Eleven stories of nineteen pages, several of them superb novel art. The person Ari Behn gets pepper, but as a novelist he is one of our most exciting ones."
Tønsbergs Blad
"The rest of Tiger in the Garden takes the so-called big questions, and in its universalism it hits widely in a way that is both popular and charming."
Natt og dag
"The fast-moving scene shift and the handsome, cash and multifaceted replication exchanges are all the way to the quality of an unconscious reader to pick with, for Ari Behn is a good observer in many contexts." Dag og Tid
