Memento Mori

Memento Mori means "remember that we all die." If we must confront this, we must do it with the help of Muriel Spark:

The novel tells the story of a group of older adults, all of whose long lives have intersected, and who are now all receiving phone calls from a mysterious, anonymous caller telling them to remember that they must die. In their varied reactions to this caller, as well as their relationships to one another, we see a wide variety of human temperaments and weaknesses thrown into relief as they confront approaching death.

It is funny. And a masterpiece.