| Occupation | Writer, translator, designer, and publisher |
|---|---|
| Language | English, Spanish, French, Occitan |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Genre | Poetry, fiction |
| Notable works | Cartoons |
| Website | kitschluter.com |
Kit Schluter is a writer, translator, designer and publisher.[1] He is the author of the poetry collection Pierrot's Fingernails, as well as Cartoons, a book of stories and drawings published by City Lights. He oversees design at Nightboat Books and has lived in Mexico City since 2017.[2][3]
Work
An MFA graduate of Brown University,[4] Schluter has translated works by Marcel Schwob, Copi, and Rafael Bernal, among others.[5] Interviews and excerpts have appeared in The Baffler,[2] BOMB,[3] The Paris Review,[1] The Brooklyn Rail,[6] New York Tyrant,[7] Frieze,[8] Boston Review,[9] and more.
Bibliography
Translated volumes
- City of Rats by Copi (2026). New Directions ISBN 978-0811238373
- Nothing at All by Olivia Tapiero (2026). Nightboat Books ISBN 978-1643622989
- Lantana or, the Indissoluble Exhalation by bruno darío (2025). Ugly Duckling Presse ISBN 978-1946604163
- The Queens Ball by Copi (2025). Inpatient Press ISBN 978-1965874028
- Insistence as a Fine Art by Enrique Vila-Matas (2024). Hanuman Books ISBN 979-8990416505
- Phototaxis by Olivia Tapiero (2021). Nightboat Books ISBN 978-1643621111
- His Name Was Death by Rafael Bernal (2021). New Directions ISBN 978-0811230834
- The Children's Crusade by Marcel Schwob (2018). Wakefield Press ISBN 978-1939663351
- The King in the Golden Mask by Marcel Schwob (2017). Wakefield Press ISBN 978-1939663238
- The Book of Monelle by Marcel Schwob (2012). Wakefield Press ISBN 978-0984115587
Books
- Cartoons (2024). City Lights ISBN 978-0872869288
- Pierrot's Fingernails (2020). Canarium ISBN 978-1734481617
References
- ^ "Decadent Prose: An Interview with translator Kit Schluter". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ^ "Kit Schluter". The Baffler. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ^ "Katie Ebbitt interviews Kit Schluter". BOMB. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ^ "NEA Grant Page". National Endowment of the Arts. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ^ "Poetry Foundation". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ^ "four poems". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ^ "A Story Narrated By The Boy Who Collects Flies On His Face". New York Tyrant. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ^ "On Santiago Sierra". Frieze. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ^ "Kit Schluter". Boston Review. Retrieved 2026-05-18.