" Interest in Ms. Selasi began building when an earlier short story, "The Sex Life of African Girls, " was published in Granta in 2011 and later included in "The Best American Short Stories 2012.

WSJ: Growing Up With a Panther Mom: Taiye Selasi

The film was adapted by writer-director Rebecca Miller (daughter of the noted American playwright) from a collection of her own short stories.

ECONOMIST: New talent, new techniques