The Albatross : 9780595434558 : 29 Mar 2007 : Luis Sancho is a Spanish writer, who thinks the most beautiful books are those who kept you awake when you were a kid; but you still read when you grow up, because you discover new things in them. "The Albatross" is one of those books: a poetic journey of initiation and discovery. A troubled man who seeks freedom beyond the chains of civilization, finds an albatross who teaches him how to fly. Converted into a bird, he accompanies the old Albatross in his journey across the World, as he learns the codes of life and the pleasures of hunting, gliding and defying the storms .