u/bananaseggsual

How many hours of Spanish language learning will it take to be able to read in the original language? Say how long will it take to read the simplest prose writers (e.g. Ana Paula Maia) vs the most ornate/baroque/complex (e.g. Carpentier, Lima, Garcia Marquez)?

EDIT: Forgot Ana Paula Maia is Brazilian 😅 Something akin to Bolaño instead