From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is a list of the world's largest public, state-owned, and private businesses by its consolidated revenue. The list is limited to companies with annual revenues exceeding 110 billion USD. The most common industry is oil and gas, with nearly one third being classified as such. The availability and reliability of up to date information on prior state-owned companies is limited and varies from country to country, thus this list may be incomplete. This list is shown in U.S. dollars, but many of the companies on it prepare their accounts in other currencies.
Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 â January 28, 1960) was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and author. Of Hurston's four novels and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays, she is best known for her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God.
About Zora Neale Hurston I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions. - Letter from Zora Neale Hurston to Countee Cullen Zora Neale Hurston knew how to make an entrance. On May 1, 1925, at a literary awards dinner sponsored by Opportunity magazine, the earthy Harlem newcomer turned heads and raised eyebrows as she claimed four awards: a second-place fiction prize for her short story Spunk, a second-place award in drama for her play Color Struck, and two honorable mentions.