Book about a guy with "albatross around his neck?"?

Question: Book about a guy with "albatross around his neck!?"!?

I remember a story about a man at sea !?!?!?!? and there was an albatross (unsure if only figuratively) that was like a ball-and-chain around his neck!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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You're thinking (most likely) of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", a poem (one of the longest in the English language, in fact) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge!. It's a fantastic work, I personally love it!. I actually first heard about it through the band Iron Maiden (they have a song based on it with the same name), and read it!. Below is a link!. Hope you enjoy!Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's Ernest Hemingway's,"Old Man and the Sea" Here's a link:http://www!.ernest!.hemingway!.com/oldman!.h!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com