A bridge should be built on the broad Loire River to facilitate citizens to travel between the two sides of the river. The devil volunteered, saying that he could repair a bridge in one night without taking any money. He only wanted the soul of the first person who walked across the bridge. The mayor promised without hesitation. Is he really willing to sacrifice an innocent people? Can the devil get what he wants?James Joyce (1882-1941) is one of the most important writers in the 20th century. His representative works include Ulysses, Finnegans Wake and Dubliners. He influenced many great writers of later generations, including Beckett and Thomas Pynchon, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Cats and Demons is a heartwarming fairy tale written by Joyce, a "cat slave", to his grandson.Tomislav Toyanak (1972-), illustrator, Croatia, is represented as Life of Pi. Toyanak’s illustration has obvious oil painting style, and its color is rich and impressive. He has held exhibitions all over the world.