Ivan Karpovych Tobilevych[1] (Ukrainian: Іван Карпович Тобілевич, pronounced [iˈwɑn ˈkɑrpowɪtʃ tobiˈlɛwɪtʃ]; 29 September [O.S.

2 September] 1907[3]), more popularly known by his pseudonym Karpenko-Karyi[a] (Карпенко-Карий, pronounced [kɐrˈpɛnko ˈkɑrɪj]) was a Ukrainian writer, playwright, actor, and erudite.

Born and raised in the village of Arsenivka, he was the brother of Mykola Sadovskyi, Panas Saksaganskyi, and Maria Sadovskyi-Barilotti.

His works are eighteen plays,[8] including satiric comedies such as The Wise Man and the Fool, Martyn Borulia, Hundred Thousand, and The Master.

While The Vagabond, The Status Seekers, The Servant Girl, The Fortuneless Maiden, The Father's Tale, and Along the Dnieper are his dramas.

[11] Moved to Yelisavetgrad in 1865, he worked as the head of the district police department,[12] participated in amateur performances by Oleksandr Tarkovsky, published literary and critical articles, and later became a member of the illegal Narodovo circle of Opanas Mykhalevych.

[16] During his exile, he wrote his first drama, Shepherd (Burglaka), as well as the plays Bondarivna, Wise Man and the Fool, Naimichka, and Talentless.