Abstract
<jats:p>This article analyzes the poetics of the interaction between fantasy and reality in Skellig, a novel that received the Whitbread and Carnegie awards. The study examines the nature of the central supernatural figure, Skellig, his ontological ambiguity, and the artistic interplay between realistic reality and magical elements. Particular attention is paid to the mediating narrative role of children's perception in understanding and interpreting miracles, as well as the novel’s intertextual connections with the poetry of William Blake and the cultural traditions of North-East England. The article argues that David Almond employs magical realism as a means of expressing existential themes such as death, birth, healing, inner transformation, and coming of age.</jats:p>