Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who last year granted Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”) the film rights to her novel “Americanah,” will now see another of her works adapted for the big screen.

Adichie has given director Akosua Adoma Owusu the film rights to produce “On Monday of Last Week,” an adaptation of a short story from Adichie’s collection, “The Thing Around Your Neck.”

“I was compelled to create a new work by adapting literature from contemporary African writers,” Owusu said. “The themes of race, liberalism, and sexuality in Adichie’s short story ‘On Monday of Last Week’ resonated with my films on the ‘triple consciousness’ of the African immigrant as I transition between avant-garde cinema, fine art, and African tradition to complicate the nature of identity.” Owusu’s award-winning shorts include “Reluctantly Queer” and “Kwaku Ananse.”

Nigerian actress Chinasa Ogbuagu will play the lead role of Kamara, a Nigerian woman “on her journey to self-realization.” As the official announcement details, “Kamara takes on a nannying job caring for Josh, the five-year old son of Tracy and Neil, an interracial couple living in an upscale urban home. Under Neil’s direction, Kamara settles into a routine of prepping Josh for an academic competition and feeding him the latest kids’ health craze. The noticeable absence of Josh’s mother, Tracy, and her occasional outbursts heard from her artist’s studio in the basement intrigue Kamara. Kamara’s growing curiosity is piqued when Tracy finally emerges from her studio one afternoon. The brief encounter causes Kamara to launch into an unexpected attraction, wanting nothing more than an excuse to see Tracy again.”

“On Monday of Last Week” will be produced by Oninimi Pictures. Ogbuagu recently appeared in the Off-Broadway play “Sojourners,” earning a nomination for the 2016 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play.