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Everyone wants to grow old, nobody wants to be old. The contradiction is absurd, the suffering that comes with it is real. How do we learn to cope with it as best as possible? Is it possible to grow old and lead a fulfilled life? "Aging" is the title of Elke Heidenreich's latest book, published by Hanser Berlin. We have chosen "Aging" as our book of the month here in our literature community because we think that a more positive narrative about aging is urgently needed, and above all because it is a book that gives courage - and the author does not take herself too seriously, even when she is aging.