Shehr-e-Zaat (novella)
| "Shehr-e-Zaat" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Umera Ahmad | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
| Genre(s) | Novella |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Shuaa Digest |
| Publication type | Periodical Book |
| Media type | |
| Series | Main Ne Khawabon Ka Shajar Dekha Hai |
Shehr-e-Zaat (Urdu: شہرذات ; lit: City of Self ) is a novella by Pakistani fiction writer Umera Ahmad published in 2002. A blog at the Express Tribune describes the story as a fictional story with an elements of spiritualism and philosophy.The story depicts the obsession of individuals with worldly life, forgetting their creator—a journey from self to
subsistence.