{"id":1711,"date":"2025-12-16T10:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/?page_id=1711"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:40:09","slug":"projects-in-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/en\/eva-lucas\/projects-in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects in Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-zone\"><div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\"  >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div id=\"tdi_3\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_4  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4,\r\n                .tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_4,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4:before,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: table;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n\/* inline tdc_css att - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n.tdi_4{\nmargin-bottom:50px !important;\n}\n\n.tdi_4 .td_block_wrap{ text-align:left }\n\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_6  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_6{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n\/* inline tdc_css att - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n.tdi_6{\nmargin-top:50px !important;\n}\n\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_8  vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_8{\r\n                    position: relative !important;\r\n                    top: 0;\r\n                    transform: none;\r\n                    -webkit-transform: none;\r\n                }.tdi_8,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_8 .tdc-inner-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_8 .tdc-inner-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_10  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span8\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_10{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_10 .vc_column-inner > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_10 .vc_column-inner > .wpb_wrapper .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_10 .vc_column-inner > .wpb_wrapper .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><h3 class=\"td_block_wrap tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2 tdi_11 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_11\" >\n<style>\n\n\/* inline tdc_css att - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n.tdi_11{\nmargin-bottom:30px !important;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n<style>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2{\r\n                    display: flex;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tflex-direction: column;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttransform: translateZ(0);\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 28px;\r\n                    line-height: 1.3;\r\n                    font-weight: 400;\r\n                    color: #111;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2 > .td-element-style{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tz-index: -1;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2 .tdm-title-s-text{\r\n                    text-align: left;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_11:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    content: '';\r\n\t\t\t\t\torder: 2;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tposition: relative;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: 14px auto 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 180px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\theight: 1px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: var(--td_theme_color, #4db2ec);\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttransition: all 0.2s ease;\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\theight: 2px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px; 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The texts are atmospheric and psychologically intense, focused on subtle narrative shifts that alter the meaning of everyday situations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The collection is completed and currently in the editorial preparation phase.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"td_block_wrap tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2 tdi_14 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_14\" >\n<style>\n\n\/* inline tdc_css att - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n.tdi_14{\nmargin-bottom:25px !important;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n<style>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_14 .tdm-title-s-subtitle{\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-transform:none !important;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><span class=\"tdm-title-s-text\">The Secret Letter of Giacomo Casanova<\/span><span class=\"tdm-title-s-subtitle\">(working title \u2013 novel in development)<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"wpb_wrapper wpb_text_column td_block_wrap td_block_wrap vc_column_text tdi_15  tagdiv-type td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_15\" ><div class=\"td-fix-index\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\">A historical fiction novel set in the 18th century, exploring moral fractures and mechanisms of power through a criminal and psychological lens, centred on one of the era\u2019s most enigmatic historical figures \u2014 Giacomo Casanova.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The novel draws on Casanova\u2019s documented stays in Istria, his connections to Venice and European intellectual circles, as well as his own writings and memoirs. At the centre of the narrative lies a single letter \u2014 never opened, never explained \u2014 which Casanova carries with him throughout his life. Over time, it acquires the qualities of evidence, threat, or confession, its true meaning systematically withheld.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The main narrative unfolds in the Castle of Dux, where Casanova spends his final years reconstructing his past through fragments of memory, documents, and unspoken truths. The novel is structured as a layered reconstruction in which the boundary between historical fact and self-constructed myth gradually collapses, leaving open questions of responsibility, guilt, and self-deception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The project is currently in a phase of intensive historical research and is conceived as a standalone novel that thematically and aesthetically resonates with the Vrata iskupljenja \/ The Black Oath trilogy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_17  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span4\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_17{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_17 .vc_column-inner > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_17 .vc_column-inner > .wpb_wrapper .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_17 .vc_column-inner > .wpb_wrapper .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><h4 class=\"td_block_wrap tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2 tdi_18 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_18\" >\n<style>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_18 .tdm-title-s-text,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_18 .tdm-title-s-subtitle{\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_18{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfont-size:20px !important;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_18:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: auto; 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