The Red Grass by Boris Vian. Short summary

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Engineer Wolf invented a unique machine that can erase memories. But in order to forget something, you must first remember it.

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Events unfold in a setting of phantasmagoria. Reality intertwines with fiction, the possible with the impossible.

In the yard of an ordinary house live seemingly perfectly normal tenants: a man of great engineering intelligence, Wolf, his wife Lil, his comrade Lyapis and his beloved Khmelmaya. There is another strange character, Senator Dupont, who for some reason has four paws, a tail and looks more like a dog. In the middle of the courtyard, a unique machine is built on the red grass. Engineer Wolf invented the machine so that you can rid your head of unnecessary memories. There is only one disadvantage — before you forget something, you must first recall it in detail.