Jens Malte Fischer, born in 1943, studied German language and literature, musicology and history and was Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Munich.
Zsolnay published “Jahrhundertdämmerung. Ansichten eines anderen Fin de siècle” (2000), “Gustav Mahler. Der fremde Vertraute” (2003), “Vom Wunderwerk der Oper” (2007) and “Richard Wagner und seine Wirkung” (2013).