He relates helping his dying grandfather urinate in "Diary of My Sixteenth Year", (*) which appears in a collection with several of his Palm-of-Hand stories.  
This author talks of language in "A Prayer in the Mother Tongue", and a coin-filled street in "The Money Road".  He relates helping his dying grandfather urinate in "Diary of My Sixteenth Year", (*) which appears in a collection with several of his Palm-of-Hand stories.  His most famous story sees ballet critic Shimamura travel to Yuzawa to hang out with Komako, a geisha.  Also penning "The Dancing Girl of Izu", for 10 points, name this Japanese author of The Master of Go and Snow Country.
This author talks of language in "A Prayer in the Mother Tongue", and a coin-filled street in "The Money Road".  
Yasunari {Kawabata} [accept in either order]