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Carol Janeway, longtime editor, translator and director of foreign rights at Knopf, which she joined in 1970, died yesterday at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She was 71 and had been diagnosed with late-stage cancer two weeks ago.
In a letter to staff, Knopf Doubleday Group chairman and editor-in-chief Sonny Mehta wrote, in part, "Carol was a dear colleague and friend. We met as students at Cambridge some five decades ago, and from the very first moment what struck me about Carol was her fierce intelligence. She was fluent and well-read in several languages, in possession of impeccable decorum and dazzling wit, and best: she was enormous fun to be around. I did not realize then how fortunate I would be to work with Carol, first as a competitor and later as a colleague.
"She was an esteemed figure here and abroad, and for 45 years central to our publication of great works of international literature. Authors loved her. Agents respected her. And foreign publishers trusted her. I hasten to add--she was a formidable dealmaker. She leaves behind an enduring legacy as an editor and translator.
"All of us will miss her dearly."
Plans for a memorial will be announced.