His translation of Gold Dust was runner - up for the Banipal Prize in 2009 .
Colla received a B.A. from University of California , Berkeley in 1989 and his Ph. D. in Comparative literature as from Berkeley in 2000 .
Colla 's translation of Gold Dust was runner - up for the Banipal Prize in 2009 .
Colla received a B.A. from University of California , Berkeley in 1989 and his Ph. D. in Comparative literature as from Berkeley in 2000 .