vivid, veld, bushveld, nuanced and cleareyed study

Her new novel is No Time Like The Present, and on Wednesday she discusses her life and work at the Southbank Centre, London. She is widowed and lives in Johannesburg.

When were you happiest? 
Camping in the bushveld with my man.

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

'Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India'

By JOSEPH LELYVELD
Reviewed by GEOFFREY C. WARD

Joseph Lelyveld's vivid, nuanced and cleareyed study of Mahatma Gandhi focuses on his role as a social reformer, in both South Africa and in India.

bushveld

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Pronunciation: /ˈbʊʃfɛlt 

  

, -vɛlt/

NOUN

(the Bushveld)

1A region in the hot dry north-east of South Africa and adjoining countries.

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1.1[MASS NOUN] The type of vegetation of the Bushveld, dominated by low-growing thorn trees and bush.

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Origin

late 19th century: from bush¹ + veld, influenced by Afrikaans bosveld.

veld

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Pronunciation: /vɛlt 

  

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(also veldt)

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

Open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa. It is conventionally divided by altitude into highveld, middleveld, and lowveld.

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Origin

Afrikaans, from Dutch, literally 'field'.

clear–sight·ed

adj \ˈklir-ˌsī-təd\

Definition of CLEAR-SIGHTED

1

: having clear vision

2

: discerning clear–sighte> appraisal>

Definition of CLEAR-EYED

: clear-sighted clear–eyed assessment>