War & Existentialism Book Club 2025

From the early 1900’s to post-WWII, from Voltaire to Joyce, this book club will explore existentialism, absurdism, war, the role of literature, and beautiful prose, among many other topics. This club will meet on the first Friday of each month to discuss the reading selection. The Claremont Gerontology Association, a group of dedicated volunteers from the Claremont Colleges, is excited to read good books and have great discussions with you!

March: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

April: The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle by J. Glenn Gray

May: The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse

June: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

July: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Aug: The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader: The Great Truth about the Lost Causes by James W. Loewen and Edard H. Sebesta

Sept: Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham