When I first received this book, I assumed that the title was Excavations, Interrogations: Krishen Jit and Contemporary Malaysian Theatre. The actual punctuation – a comma instead of a colon – is significant, and speaks to the intention behind this book. A colon would imply that the excavations and interrogations in the book are about Krishen Jit and Malaysian theatre. The comma, however, implies that Krishen is in fact a part of the process of excavating and interrogating that goes into making contemporary Malaysian theatre. I use the present tense deliberately when speaking of his participation in this process – despite the fact that he passed away in 2005, his influence continues in many ways.

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对挖掘、审讯、KRISHEN JIT 和当代马来西亚剧院的审查。CHARLENE RAJENDRAN、KEN TAKIGUCHI 和 CARMEN NGE，EDS。新加坡：EPIGRAM 书籍，2018 年。ISBN978-967-13594-1-9。(189 页)

当我第一次收到这本书时，我以为书名是挖掘，审讯：克里森吉特和当代马来西亚剧院。实际的标点符号——逗号而不是冒号——很重要，并且说明了本书背后的意图。冒号意味着书中的挖掘和审讯是关于 Krishen Jit 和马来西亚剧院的。然而，逗号暗示 Krishen 实际上是挖掘和审问制作当代马来西亚戏剧的过程的一部分。在谈到他参与这个过程时，我特意使用了现在时——尽管他于 2005 年去世，但他的影响在很多方面仍在继续。