'Hvor der er liv, er der håb', siger et godt gammelt ord, og selv om mange af personerne i Vi blir jo ældre har modtaget indtil flere vink fra forgængeligheden og måske har lyst til at trække dynen definitivt op over næsen, så spræller de alligevel. Det er det At der i selve resignationen er indbygget en modstand, og at atten noveller om tilværelsens udgangsfase kan være både lystige og groteske.
Klaus Rifbjerg was a Danish writer. He has written more than 120 novels, books and essays. His breakthrough was in 1958 with the novel Den kroniske Uskyld. Since then he has published more than 100 novels as well as poetry and short story collections, plays, TV and radio plays, film scripts, children's books, and diaries. Rifbjerg was also known as a journalist and critic.